Over the last three decades, photonic crystals (PhCs) have attracted intense interests thanks
to their broad potential applications in optics and photonics. Generally, these structures can …

Photonic crystal (PC) is an emerging optical microstructure material with adjustable
dielectric constant, which can vary with its space periodically. It has exhibited excellent …

Droplet microfluidics generates and manipulates discrete droplets through immiscible
multiphase flows inside microchannels. Due to its remarkable advantages, droplet …

Colloidal photonic crystals (PCs) have been well developed because they are easy to
prepare, cost‐effective, and versatile with regards to modification and functionalization …

Gastric cancer (GC) is a multifactorial process, accompanied by alterations in metabolic
pathways. Non‐invasive metabolic profiling facilitates GC diagnosis at early stage leading to …

Photonic crystals (PhCs) display photonic stop bands (PSBs) and at the edges of these
PSBs transport light with reduced velocity, enabling the PhCs to confine and manipulate …

Natural structural color materials, especially those that can undergo reversible changes, are
attracting increasing interest in a wide variety of research fields. Inspired by the natural …

This Review summarizes recent developments in the field of responsive photonic crystal
structures, including principles for design and fabrication and many strategies for …

Conspectus Colloidal photonic crystals (PhCs), periodically arranged monodisperse
nanoparticles, have emerged as one of the most promising materials for light manipulation …

Colloidal photonic crystal (PC) sensors have been well developed due to their unique
advantages in preparation and functionalization, and have been applied into diverse …